Clothes-line support.



H. HERSTEIN.

GLOTHES LINE SUPPORT.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 12, 1912.

1,05 1,404, Patented Jan. 28, 1913.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEErcE.

HENRY HERSTEIN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CLOTHES-LINE SUPPORT.

T0 ZU whom t may concern Be it known that I, I-IENRY IIERsTEIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Line Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in clothes line supports and the ob`ject of my improvement is simplicity and economy in construction and convenience and e'fliciency in use.

In the accompanying drawing :-Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved clothes line support as applied to a window. Fig. 2 is a similar view on an enlarged scale of `certain parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line wof Fig. 2. Fig; 4 is a plan view of the upright. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the upper end of the up-right. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the pulley. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the clamp for the upright and cross-bar. Fig. 9 is a front elevation of a modification of the lower part of the upright. Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the same.

i My clothes support A comprises a window bar B, an upright C and a pulley member D and is suitable for being applied to a window casing E. The window bar B I prefer to have adjustable to different Awidths of window and on this account I prefer to have the same made in accordance with the style shown in my Patent No. 950,133, Feb. 22, 1910, which is provided with means for being supported on the outer side of the window casing E and at the middle portion comprises two super-imposed members 10 which combine to form a rectangular brace. The bar B is supported across the window space appreciably above the window sill 11. The upright C comprises a. straight bar like structure, preferably made as shown of 'l' iron, which is secured by the lower end 12 to the window sill 11, and extends upwardly therefrom, across the window bar B so that the upper end 13 extends above the same and at the said upper end supports the pulley member D.

The flat side or base 14 of the T abuts against the outer face of the window sill 11 and is provided with two screw holes 15 to receive screws 46 by which the same is positively secured to the said sill and the web Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 12, 1912.

Patented Jan. 28,1913.

Serial No. 703,179.

portion 16 abuts against the window bar B, and the said web portion has a recess 17 in the outer edge that fits the abutting edge 18 of the bar B and is normally engaged therewith. I may provide a clamp Gr to hold the cross-bar B in the recess 17. As shown the clamp G comprises a strap 47 having a U shape, which passes over the bar B and has the ends passed through holes 48 in the base 14 of the upright C and which ends are screw threaded and provided with nuts 49. At the upper end 13 the base portion 14 and the web 16 are cut away sufliciently to combine to provide an upwardly projecting shaft or'pin 19 having shoulders 4() that combine to form a platform, and which shaft and platform serve to pivot-ally support the pulley member' D. A hole 41 is pro vided in the web portion 1G of the shaft 19 to receive a pin 42 that serves to hold the pulley member D in position on the shaft 19 and in engagement with the shoulders 40.

The pulley member D comprises a pulley frame 20, having the usual loop with side plates 21 cross-connected at the bottom or apex by a base 22 which is in the form of a cylindrical neck and which is provided with a vertical pivot hole 23 that is a fit for the pivotal pin or shaft 19, and has two lateral slots 43 suitable for operatively receiving the ends of the pins 42. The side plates 21 are provided with pivotal holes 24 for the shaft 25. The wheel 26 has the usual grooved outer periphery and has an axial hole 27 that is square in cross-section and tits the shaft 25, which is also square in crosssection.

The shaft and crank I-I is formed of a rod having a square cross section and comprises at one end the shaft 25 of suitable length to pass through the side plates 21 and the wheel 26 intermediate thereto and has the outer extreme end headed over on the outside of the adjacent side plate 21 and adjacent the outside of the mating side plate 21 has a right angle bend to provide the crank arm 28 and at the outer end of the crank arm 28 there is another right angle bend to provide a handle 29 and'which may be provided with a grip 30.

As described the pulley member D is pivotally mounted on the upper end of the upright C and is adapted to permit the wheel 26 to position itself properly to retain the clothes lines in the grooved periphery and in accordance with the direction of the mating pulley with which the pulley member D is used.

The pulley member D as described is pivotally mounted on t-he shaft orV pin 19, the weight being supported by the plat-form formed by the shoulders 40, and is retained in position on the shaft 19 by means of the pin 42 and the slots 43 engaged with the said pin 4'2 permits of sutlicient pivotal movement for normal or ordinary conditions.

The style of clothes line support described above and shown in F ig. l is adapted for use with. a window sill ll such as is ordinarily found in frame houses. The modification shown in Figs. 9 and l0 is adapted for use with a house of brick or stone, in which the sill l1EL is composed of two members, respectively an upper member 44, which is of wood, and a lower, and outwardly extending member 45, which is of stone or similar material. In this construction the upright C1 comprises the features already described andl in addition thereto is provided with further means for securing the lower end comprising a set of braces or studs F which extend from the lower and outer sill member 45 to the upright C. The set of braces F comprises a pair of members 50 of strap iron having the two upper ends secured to the web portion 16 by means of arivet 5l,which is positioned appreciably above the sill ll, and the said members 50 as they extend downward, are spread apart, and near the lower end are provided with a twist as shown at 54 suitably to permit the lower extreme ends to engage. flatwise with the lower sill member 45, and which lower ends are provided with holes 52 to receive holding bolts or screws 53. The bolts 53 may be secured inthe sill member 45 in any ordinary manner, and in some cases expansion bolts may be used.

The pulley operating mechanism is the same for both of the styles shown for securing the lower end of the upright C or C1.

The life of a. clothes line is limited and the same is liable to break unexpectedly as it is moved back and forth and there is great danger for the operator if required to handle the line directly, which involves leaning and reaching out of the window, and by my improvement such danger is avoided as the operator simply turns a crank to move the line, and avoids the dangerous leaning and reaching mentioned, and accordingly moving the line by my improvement is absolutely safe.

I claim as my invention A clothes line support comprising a window bar fixed by its ends across a window space, an upright fixed by the lower end to the window sill, extending across the said window bar and connected thereto at the junction therewith, and a pulley connected to the upper end of the upright the connection between the said pulley and upper end permitting of a limited pivotal movement of the said pulley bodily on an axis in alinement with the said upright, and a crank opy eratively connected to said pulley.

HENRY HERSTEIN.

itnesses SHEFFIELD H. CLARKE, Louis M. SCHMIDT.

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